The Department of Energy has earmarked $12 million to research direct air capture technologies, which are used to capture carbon dioxide directly from the air. DOE said the funding will finance six projects across universities and laboratories in Arizona, North Carolina, Illinois and Kansas. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the investments will support the Biden […]
The Navy has adopted artificial intelligence to reduce the burden of tasks like data analysis and classification, according to one technology officer. Brett Vaughan, the Navy’s chief AI officer, said the technology can be used to automate tasks and increase the speed and quality of decision-making, Federal News Network reported Tuesday. He explained that different […]
The Department of Defense is set to phase out the commercial virtual remote environment that its workforce has been relying on since the early months of the coronavirus pandemic. DOD hastily deployed the CVR cloud computing platform in March 2020 out of necessity, offering basic collaboration functions. The workforce will soon be transitioned to a […]
NASA is asking for additional funding from Congress to finance a second space launch service provider for the Artemis program’s lunar lander. In early April, NASA announced that SpaceX would serve as its sole provider of space launch services for the Human Landing System, reasoning that the mission’s $850 million could only afford an award […]
SpaceX will launch a GPS 3 satellite aboard a refurbished Falcon 9 booster on June 17. The Space Force initially preferred an expendable rocket but allowed the use of a refurbished booster provided it was the same one that launched another GPS 3 satellite in November 2020, SpaceNews reported. Walter Lauderdale, deputy mission director of […]
Manny Rivelo serves as the CEO of Forcepoint, a Texas-based software company specializing in cybersecurity, cloud access security and cross-domain solutions. The company said it is accelerating the government’s adoption of the Secure Access Service Edge, which it describes as an emerging architecture that enables uniform cloud connectivity across networks. Rivelo is responsible for setting […]
Jay Chaudhry serves as the CEO and chairman of Zscaler, a cloud information security company he founded in 2008. Zscaler said its suite of security solutions was designed to address the increasing attack surface brought about by the adoption of cloud technology. Chaudhry has more than 25 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry, having […]
The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command has awarded a potential $90 million architecture and engineering services contract to a joint venture between Jacobs and HDR. Jacobs/HDR’s services will support facilities management and sustainment at NAVFAC Atlantic and Pacific facilities worldwide, DVIDS reported Monday. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a maximum period of performance of five years […]
The General Services Administration has named Andrea O’Neal its first senior adviser to the administrator on equity. O’Neal has 20 years of experience in advancing racial justice, diverse workforce development and cultural development in organizations across multiple sectors, according to GSA. “With her leadership and experience, we will build on our existing efforts and continue […]
Officials from federal health agencies have touted the benefits of emerging technologies for extracting value out of data. The National Institutes of Health, Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are using cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning and wearables to enhance decision-making, GovernmentCIO Media & Research reported. NIH Chief Information Officer […]
